Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-05
MOUSDSNILLE.
General Local News of th. Week at the
Mound City.

Mound City.
Special Ticgrdm 10 The Santdy R,git,r.
MoUNDsvILLE, W. Va, June THE
social event Of the week WAS the marriage
of I.un Whttingham and Miss bora Wood.
burn, on Thursday evening. Rev. San
ford, of Marshall circuit, performed tie
marriage ceremony. We can only give a
partial list 0i wedding presents received,
but they were numerous and handsome:
a silver water pitcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pritrhard; a ease of silver spoons, +. W.
Blake aud wife; Mrs. Potts, silver spoon
holder and spoons; Mrs. Sara Holiday, set
of silver knives and forks, Mrs Taylor,
silver butter knife; Miss Sadie Rogerson,
water set aud a dozen napkins; Miss Mary
Whittnghnm, silver butter knife; Mr.. and
Mrs Th0I. Finn, two Smyrna rugs and
china fruit bowl; Miss Alice Simpson, a
pair ol towels.
Two young ladies' and a gallant youth
who could not row had n narrow escape
from drowning on Tuesday evening while
out skin riding. The irLll bark sprung
leak when in the middle 0f the river, and
by the time the rescuing party reached
them the skin WIS half filled with water.
Mr.. Thomas Fleming has been appointed
Road Master Oh the Ohio river railroad.
Mr. Locksley Helms, employed in Res
inger's planning mill, had one of his fingers
taken OF hy machinery in the mill on
Wednesday.
Miss MOllie lIldreth and Miss Tracy, of
Baltimore, are the guests OF the Misses
Blake.
Mr. Henry Shelf, of Pittsburg, spent sew
eral days at his home here.
The Home Workers OF the Presbyterian
Church, will give an apron and necktie
social i'll j. X. lOgin's storcrOom on Tues
day evening.
The ladies of the Methodist Church will
give strawberry and ice cream festival in
the room lately vacated by A. Harris, to-
night.
Frank Blake, Esq, has been appointed
secretary Of the Moundsville coal works,
this position being vacant by the death of
his father.
A daughter of Mr. j. T. Ferguson died
on Saturday night. lntermcnt took place
in MI. Rose cemetery on Monday, Rev.
Myers officiating.
Mr.. G. a. Weaver, of the firm Of Weaver
" Bardall, accompanied by Rev. l.. l..
Stewart, of Simpson NJ. l.. Church, left on
Monday for an extensive tour throughout
the Northwestern States.
Circuit Court and grand jnry convcnes
tomorrow.
Arthur Loves troup will play in Mason
ic Hall on Tuesday evening.
Clarence Burch has moved his cigar store
into the room lately occupied 10y j. T.
llobcn's law office.
The new bell, for the tabernacle on the
camp ground. has arrived.
Sunday will bc flower day nj the Peni-
Tertiary. the exercises for the day will
be under the auspices OF the Band OF Hope
The young peoples literary, held each
Thursday evening IN Simpson Chapel, il
well attended.
Mrs. l.. h. Purdy is lying very i'll al her
residence in the First ward.
The Presbyterian Church is to have its
ceiling and walls irescoed and 10 he newly
seated, work 10 commence next week.
u. +. Henderson,, oi the Ohio River
road, spent Sunday at home.
There will he no services in the Episcopal
church till the third Sunday in this
month.
Several of our amateur artists are pre-
pairing to give an Art Exhibition for the
benefit OF the Episcopal Church. The place
and time of holding have not been decided
upon so far.
Mr. Fred Ramsar, of Powhatan, Ohio,
was i'll town "Wednesday collecting debt
and looking after his real estate.
Mr.. Vinton 4. Weaver has twenty-five
boys employed in the hy-net department
of the Weaver Bros. wholesale whip fac
tory.
Our streets are improving under Com
missioner Fountain.
Extensive preparations are being made
for rousing temperance meeting to lie
held on our beautiful camp ground on July
4. 4 committee will meet At the Mound
City Hotel on Wednesday next to make
final arrangements for II.
oh. give Inc teeth sound, white and neat,
oh. live me breath that's pure and sweet,
oh, give me rosy, healthiul gums,
And | will meet whatever comes;
Whatever troubles may beiall,
With SOZODONT III meet them all.